net·i·quette   (nt-kt, -kt) n.  Etiquette practiced or advocated in electronic communication over a computer network.

Please review these "Core Rules of Netiquette" from Albion.com, "one of the longest running commercial sites on the Internet."

Instructors expect online students to demonstrate generally accepted standards of computer etiquette in all English courses.  This means that no flaming or harassing comments, either to other classmates or to the instructor, will be tolerated.  Students are expected to be courteous and helpful when dealing with the community of learners. 

The English instructors reserve the right to ban or drop a student who disrupts the distance-learning classroom, just as disruptive students can be removed from a traditional class.